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The very initial horse purchased by the Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, donjuan Triumphant, sealed an emotional triumph at Ascot.
Three-time champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa rode the 33-1 outsider in the colours of King Power to success.
The surprise win came only hours before tens of thousands of Leicester fans took part in a stroll to mark the anniversary of the helicopter crash which claimed the life of Srivaddhanaprabha, and others.
I wish the chairman could be here, he adored Ascot and having winners here, De Sousa stated.
I really hope that if he is he could see this win. It means everything to get one for King Power Racing.
Elsewhere on Champions evens favourite Magical landed the Champion Stakes, a primary for trainer Aidan OBrien, who maintained that a double on Saturday.
And Frankie Dettori won the 250th race of his career at flat racings Group 1 level when Star Catcher (7-4 favourite) triumphed in the Champions Fillies and Mares.
Donjuan Triumphants trainer, Andrew Balding, that affirmed the horse will be retired to stud in France following the Group One race, stated:Its fantastic for King Power, a first Group One winner and that was the very first horse that the Chairman ever bought so its all obtained symmetry, its lovely.
It was the very first horse we had for him personally (Srivaddhanaprabha) and he would have been proud of him at this time.
He was a special man with a very generous character and he is a massive loss to everybody at Leicester and anybody who knew him.
Thee daughter of Galileo won in 21 starts over the one mile and two furlongs distance for the ninth time.
OBrien also triumphed with Kew Gardens (7-2), who won the Long Distance Cup to inflict a first defeat in nearly two decades on celebrity 8-13 favourite Stradivarius, ridden by Dettori.
She has a terrific attitude and she is everything you need in a horse, jockey Donnacha OBrien stated of Magical.
William Haggas-trained Addeybb (5-1) narrowly finished in second in the Champion Stakes, with Mitsuru Hashidas Deidre (10-1) in thirdparty.
Jockey Jim Crowley rode Regal Fact to a early lead, which he maintained until under the two-furlong mark, when reliving transferred through.
Shes got a terrific attitude and she is everything you want in a race horse, trainer OBrien, jockey Donnachas father, said.
Shes incredible, amazing. Shes an remarkable filly. She is by Galileo, which makes her really unique.
Gosden and Dettori managed to forget the heartbreak with Stradivarius after Star Catcher edged past Delphinia to acquire the Champions Fllies and Mares.
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